Home / 16,378,031-25,690,086

Finding the Third Proportional to 16,378,031 and 25,690,086

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 16,378,031 and 25,690,086 is: 40,296,694.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,378,031 : 25,690,086 = 25,690,086 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,378,031/25,690,086 = 25,690,086/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,378,031x = 25,690,086 × 25,690,086
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,378,031x = 659,980,518,687,396
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 659,980,518,687,396/16,378,031
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,296,694.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.